Is F5 a good company to work for as a Sr. Software Engineer?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at F5 have rated their employer with 3.6 out of 5 stars in 117 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of F5 employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Sr. Software Engineer Jobs at F5 now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Sr. Software Engineer interview questions at F5 .

Does F5 pay Sr. Software Engineer employees well?

Sr. Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at F5 with 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 117 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Sr. Software Engineer salaries at F5.

How happy are Sr. Software Engineer professionals working at F5?

80% of Sr. Software Engineer employees at F5 would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 50% in the past 12 months. Sr. Software Engineer professionals have also rated F5 with a 4.0 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.8 rating for culture and values and 3.4 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at F5?

Software Engineer (148) , Senior Software Engineer (104) , Principal Software Engineer (39) , Software Engineer II (39) , Network Support Engineer (34) , Software Engineer III (33) , Manager (23) , Director (21) , Account Manager (20) , Engineer (18) , Sales (17) , Solutions Engineer (17) , Consultant (16) , Intern (15) , Product Manager (13)

What are the pros of working at F5 according to real employee reviews?

"Benefits are good but at at per market rate" ((in 231 reviews)); "The culture is great at identifying (really and honestly) what the sticking points are." ((in 218 reviews)); "Lots of interesting technical challenges and quite a good work life balance." ((in 202 reviews)); "The people are great and are happy with what they do." ((in 184 reviews)); "Good salary and processes and products" ((in 71 reviews))

What are the cons of working at F5 according to real employee reviews?

"bad management ." ((in 77 reviews)); "Too many and too Frequent layoffs" ((in 52 reviews)); "Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros." ((in 39 reviews)); "Senior leadership often makes changes that affect those who need to support the change without advanced notice." ((in 36 reviews)); "Very political upper management." ((in 20 reviews))

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F5 Sr. Software Engineer reviews

3.6

80% would recommend to a friend

(117 total reviews)

Francois Locoh-Donou

85% approve of CEO

71% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.0

Diversity & inclusion

4.0

Work/Life balance

3.9

Compensation and benefits

3.8

Culture & values

3.4

Career opportunities

2.9

Senior management

Sr. Software Engineer employees have rated F5 with 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 117 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Sr. Software Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. F5 is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Sr. Software Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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117 reviews

4.0

May 7, 2014

Company of smart engineers and deep technology

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Interesting technology domain part of culture is to be open to making non-trivial changes to the product(s), when makes sense of course, i.e. not conservative engineering environment. Smart engineers, helping each other.

Cons

This is very engineering focused company, with very good engineers. Make sure externally hired managers do not degrade the culture and qualities outlined in Pros. Internal infrastructure could be more efficient.

4.0

Dec 7, 2013

Good executive team that knows how to become and remain the key market player.

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

F5 provides great benefits and people generally have good work-life balance. They are in a solid technical field with an interesting product lineup. It's one of the few companies that help put Seattle on the map in the tech world.

Cons

Turf wars from low-level management on up, across the entire organization which makes a very exhausting and disappointing environment.

3.0

Apr 1, 2013

OK company to work for family people

Senior software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Balanced life and work, not very lay-back, not much over time as well. There are some talented engineers as well.

Cons

A lot of office politics in some groups, a lot of complex relationships, brothers, buddy, previous company co-workers. Some managers are very good at politics and kiss ass, no knowledge or work ethics.

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